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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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